Steel tie and rail-fastener.



P. ZELLER.

STEL TIE AND RAIL FASTENEE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 22, 1912.

Patented Sept. 3,1912.

EICT- i Y 3 4. M to i FJZeZ Z n UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRITZ ZELLER, OF BENTON, WASHINGTON.

STEEL TIE AND RAIL-FASTENER.

To all whom 2'25 may concern:

Be it known that I, FRITZ ZELLnn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Renton, in the county of King and State of IVashington, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Steel Ties and Rail-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in rail fasteners and has for itsprimary obj ect to provide means for easily, quickly and securelyfastening rails upon metal ties so as to prevent spreading thereof.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of afastening device for rails which may be easily and quickly arranged uponor removed from the tie to permit of the substitution of new railsections, said fastening members being capable of re-use upon thesubstitute rails.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a device for theabove purpose which is strong and durable in construction, highlyefficient in practical use and may be manufactured at comparativelysmall cost.

With the above and other objects in View as will become apparent as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions,combinations and arrangements of the parts that I shall hereinafterfully describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the invention 5 reference is to be had tothe following description and accompanying drawing, in whichv Figure 1is a longitudinal section of one end of a metallic tie showing a railsecured thereon by means of my improved fasteners. Fig. 2 is a sectiontaken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the tie;and Fig. 4. is a detail perspective view of one of the fasteningmembers.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and designated in the accompanying drawing by like referencecharacters.

Referring in detail to the drawing 5 designates a metal tie which may beconstructed of steel or cast iron and is provided in its upper surfaceand at each end with spaced parallel transverse channels 6. The sidewalls of these channels are undercut or oppositely beveledas shown at 7and in the base of the channel, centrally thereof Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed May 22, 1912.

Serial No. 699,035.

a longitudinally formed. this recess and is rigidly fixed at one of itsends while upon the other end of this plate a stud 10 is secured andprojects upwardly above the base ofthe channel 6.

In the channels of the tie the fastening members 11 are adapted to befitted, each of said members being in the form of a steel block havingalongitudinally extending dove-tail portion 12 to be received in thechamiels of the tie and engage the underout side walls thereof. Thesefastening blocks are also provided with the rail engaging fianges 13which are adapted to en gage With the base of the rail R as clearlyshown in Fig. 1. The blocks 11 have vertical openings 14: formedtherein, the upper portions of Which are threaded to receive thethreaded bolts or screws 15. In the lower ends of these openings thestuds 10 upon the spring plates 9 which are arranged in the base of thechannels 6 are adapted to be received.

From the above description, the manner of application of my improvedrail fastening members will be clearly understood. After the rail hasbeen arranged upon the tie between the channels 6 thereof, the fasteningmembers are moved longitudinally in said channels in which movement thestuds 10 will be forced downwardly into the recesses 8 in the base ofthe channels until the fastening members have been entirely disposed insaid channels, will force the studs 10 upwardly into the lower ends ofthe openings 14: in said members. These studs securely hold the fastening members against longitudinal movement so that the rail is retained inits proper position upon the tie and held against lat-- eral spreadingmovement. After the fastening members have thus been arranged upon thetie and rail, the screws 15 are threaded into the upper ends of theopenings 14 to close the same. Thus when it is necessary to remove arail section which has become unduly worn in order to substitute a newsec-- tion therefor, the screws 15 may be readily removed from thefastening members and the studs 10 forced downwardly by means of asuit-able implement so as to permitof the longitudinal movement of thefastening members in the channels 6 of the tie and their disengagementfrom the base of the rail.

extending recess 8 is Patented Sept. 3, 1912.

A spring plate 9 is arranged in.

when the springs 9 preferred construction and arrangement of the variouselements, it will be obvious that the invention is susceptible ofconsiderable modification without departing from the essential featuresor sacrificing any ,of the advantages thereof.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

1, The combination with a tie having transverse channels in its uppersurface, of fastening members adapted to be received in said channels,and provided with flanges to engage with a rail base, said members beingalso provided with vertical openings, the bases of said channels havingrecesses therein, and spring pressed studs arranged in said recesses tobe received in the lower ends of said openlngs.

2. The combination with a tie having spaced transverse channels in 1tsupper surface, of fastening members adapted to be arranged in saidchannels and provided with flanges for engagement with a rail base, saidfastenmg members belng also provided with central vertical openin thebases of thechannels in said tie having longitudinal recesses therein,spring plates arranged in said recesses and fixed to the tie at one oftheir ends, studs on the other ends of said springcplates to be receivedin the lower ends of the openings in sa'id fastening members, and screwsadapted'to-be threaded 1n the upper ends of said openingsto close thesignature inthe presence oftwo witnesses.

, "FRITZ ZELLER.

Witnesses: JOHN E. MARLOW,- AnoLrH Bnoivsom Copies of this, patent maybe obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissionerogfraf'ejnts,

Washington, D. G."

In testimony whereof l hereunto my

